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Category Archives: Statia
Our First Volcano
Are we nuts? That thing looks freaking huge! Today we climbed a volcano. St. Eustatius is a volcanic island, with two volcanoes that eventually merged their flows to form the island. The taller, single cone is called “The Quill”, the name of which is a mangling of the Dutch word Read On..
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Welcome to Statia!
View from the top, or at least the town level. Fort Oranje St. Eustatius, or Statia as it is frequently known, is another small island in what is known as the Netherland Antilles, or the Dutch Caribbean. It has a long and storied history with more than a few interesting Read On..
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